In the war of 1948 hundreds of Palestinian villages were depopulated. JurorPenelope Barlettsaid, Artfully framed and edited, with a droll sensibility that makes it almost feel like a narrative, this subtle, precise observation of a community determined to succeed and excel at their beloved sport, despite a lack of resources, or even a place to gather to play it, speaks powerfully to human resilience.. Immigrant nanny Aisha, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, is forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream. Rust gently walks us through an authentic journey of grief that invites us to observe intimate moments of human connection. Three young women try to defy the persistent winter darkness in Finland. Its innovative and risk-taking spirit is especially commendable.. Follows Doris Muoz, who began a career in music talent management and met Jacks Haupt, an auspicious young singer, and both share the ever-present guilt of being the first American-born members of their undocumented families. Photographer: Sundance, Producer Peter Lawson, writer-director Krystin Ver Linden, and actor Keke Palmer attend a Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Alice.' Bold, intimate, and culture shifting stories prevailed across categories, with Grand Jury Prizes awarded toNanny(U.S. Photographer: Sundance, Festival Director Tabitha Jackson hosts How to Fest: Daily. Cast: Carla Juri, Takashi Ueno, Gustaf Skarsgrd, Futaba Okazaki, Issey Ogata. Photographer: Sundance Directors Love Martinsen and Maria Loohufvud, along with film participant Katherine Shortlidge, attend a Q&A moderated by programmer Ania Trzebiatowska . Photographer: Sundance, Director Alejandro Loayza Grisi, Eduardo Calla, and Maite Tarilonte attend the virtual premiere of 'Utama.' Photographer: Night Bus, Daniel Roher accepts the Audience Award: U.S. Stopping the climate crisis is a question of political courage, and the clock is ticking. Sundance, a high-profile independent fest that kicks off the year in movies, was due . Photographer: Sundance, Co-director Mark Schwartzburt and director Lisa Collins present excerpts from 'Oscar's Comeback' as part of a live presentation and discussion during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. JurorKevin Jerome Eversonsaid, With its deft handling of film noir sensibilities, well rounded storytelling, suspense and deeply crafted characters this film takes us on a ride figuratively and literally.. Cecilia travels to her father's farm after he has a heart attack. JurorEmilie Bujssaid: This poetic film delivers an urgent political story while constructing a singular and loving portrait of protagonists resisting seemingly inevitable ecological disaster with humorous touches punctuated by unsentimental depiction of the animal kingdom. Director: Shaunak Sen | Stars: Salik Rehman, Mohammad Saud, Nadeem Shehzad. A young gymnast, who tries desperately to please her demanding mother, discovers a strange egg. One of the most exciting things about starting each year with the Sundance Film Festival is having a front-row seat for the bright future of, Fellowship Enters Fifth Year of Supporting Filmmakers from Underrepresented Communities As They Focus on a Sustainable and Creative Path Forward Los Angeles, CA Today. Dramatic for 'Emergency.' Photographer: Sundance, Film participant Glenn Kurtz, director Bianca Stigter, and producer Floor Onrust attend the Q&A of a virtual screening of 'Three Minutes - A Lengthening.' Photographer: Sundance, Writer-director Ahnahktsipiitaa (Colin Van Loon) and art director and visual effects artist James Monkman attend the 'New Frontier Artist Spotlight: This Is Not a Ceremony' in Cinema House aboard the New Frontier Spaceship. helper unexpectedly breaks down. Dramatic Presented by Acura for 'Cha Cha Real Smooth.' Director: Simon Lereng Wilmont | Stars: Marharyta Burlutska, Anjelika Stolyarova, Olga Tronova. Photographer: Sundance, Director Nina Menkes, editor Cecily Rhett, film participant Joey Soloway and producer Maria Giese attend a Q&A following the virtual premiere of 'Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power.' Photographer: Sundance, Screenwriter Tobi Haslett, producer Jamila Wignot, director and archival researcher Sierra Pettengill, producer Sara Archambault, editor Nels Bangerter, and composer Jace Clayton attend the premiere Q&A of 'RIOTSVILLE, USA.' TheShort Film Jury Award: Animationwas awarded to Joe Hsieh forNight Bus/ Taiwan (Director and Screenwriter: Joe Hsieh, Producers: Wan Lin Lee, Joe Hsieh, Joe Chan) On a late-night bus, a panicked scream shatters the nights calm. Like the rest of this year's festival, which was forced to go all-virtual because of the recent Omicron. When she begins an affair with her older employer, she is thrust into an education on sexuality, loss and power. Photographer: Sundance, Behind-the-scenes of the New Frontier 'Cosmogony' performance. Over three years of turbulence and crisis, four young women fight for a Green New Deal, and ignite a historic shift in U.S. climate politics. 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Photographer: A House Made of Splinters, Producer/director of photography Sviatoslav Bulakovskyi, director/screenwriter/producer Maryna Er Gorbach, and actor Oxana Cherkashyna hit the slopes in Ukraine to celebrate the premiere of 'KLONDIKE.' Audience Awards were presented toNavalny(U.S. Three women strive to find their place at an elite Northeastern university. FRAMING AGNES turns the talk show format inside out in response to media's ongoing fascination with trans people. She is capable, disciplined and successful. Down on her luck and saddled with debt, Emily gets involved in a credit card scam that pulls her into the criminal underworld of Los Angeles, ultimately leading to deadly consequences. After the death of her husband, a young woman travels to Japan where she finds solace in an old friend, but, when his comforting turns to affection, she realizes she must give herself permission before she can fall in love again. Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Sarah Adina Smith, Wanjiru M. Njendu. Director: Abi Damaris Corbin | Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams Votes: 3,022 2. Cast: Zlia Duncan, Bruna Linzmeyer, Camila Rocha, Clarissa Ribeiro, Lorre Motta. Children and staff in a special kind of home: an institution for children who have been removed from their homes while awaiting court custody decisions. In a studio-by-studio analysis, Sony had the highest Stamp success rate, with 50% of their 6 listed releases earning the Stamp, followed by A24, with a 40% Stamp rate. Photographer: Sundance, Neidinha Cardozo, director Alex Pritz, Gabriel Uchida, and Bitate Uru-eu-wau-wau attend the Q&A for the virtual premiere 'The Territory.' Photographer: Amherst Cinema, Karim Ahmad, Andria Wilson Mirza, Yasmin Dunn, Sabrina Schmidt Gordon, Tony Patrick, and Brenda Coughlin attend the 'Restoring the Future' panel discussion. Sundance 2022 Must List: The 23 movies to see at this year's festival The most anticipated narrative features and documentaries at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, including our. She sees him as the solution to all her problems, but his intentions are not what they seem. Shortly after they find themselves at the center of an air crash catastrophe on July 17, 2014. Director: Chase Joynt | Stars: Carmen Carrera, Katie Couric, Laverne Cox, Zackary Drucker. Photographer: Jos Islas, mama.film staff ready the marquee at Liberty Hall in Wichita, KS for satellite screenings during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Fiction and reality blur when Leonor, a retired filmmaker, falls into a coma after a television lands on her head, compelling her to become the action hero of her unfinished screenplay. Photographer: Lex Ryan, Editors Jocelyne Chaput and Erin Casper, director Sara Dosa, and producers Shane Boris and Ina Fichman attend the premiere Q&A of 'Fire of Love.' Photographer: Jos Islas, Editor Kali Kasashima, producer Jesy Odio, and director Alika Tengan attend a screening of 'Every Day in Kaimuki' at Satellite Screen Digital Gym Cinema in San Diego, CA. Sarah Jo is a naive 26-year-old living on the fringes of Hollywood with her mother and sister. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive. JurorPayman Maadisaid, For a special jury award for an uncompromising artistic vision we celebrate Bradley Rust Gray for his filmblood. Despite the pandemic's effects on the film festival ecosystem, 2021 event saw . Directors: Violet Columbus, Ben Klein | Stars: Christine Choy, Todd Phillips, Ronald Gray, Atno Smith. Jan. 25, 2022. Staff do their best to make the time children have there safe and supportive. Cast: Jose Calcina, Luisa Quispe, Santos Choque. Dramatic Presented by Acura for 'Cha Cha Real Smooth.' Director: Abi Damaris Corbin | Stars: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams. Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy 2022 Sundance.org, Give Me the Backstory: Get to Know Emanuele Crialese, the Director of LImmensit, Started at Sundance: The Daniels Talk Sound, Music, and Their First Oscar-Nominated Film, Everything Everywhere All At Once. Sundance Unveils 2022 Feature Lineup, Including Films From Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler and Netflix's Kanye West Doc. Director: Rita Baghdadi | Stars: Shery Bechara, Tatyana Boughaba, Alma Doumani, Maya Khairallah. Using code names, blindfolds and safe houses, they built an underground service for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions calling themselves JANE. Director: Riley Stearns | Stars: Karen Gillan, Aaron Paul, Beulah Koale, Theo James. During an uncommonly long drought, Virginio and Sisa face a dilemma: resist or be defeated by the environment and time itself. Back in her childhood home, Cecilia is met by her long-deceased mother whose presence brings to life a painful past chorused by the natural world around them. Photographer: Sundance, Atmosphere in Cinema House aboard the New Frontier Spaceship before the '32 Sounds' premiere. Photographer: Sundance, Producer Yesenia Tlahuel, Jacks Haupt, Doris Munoz, director Isabel Castro, and producer Tabs Breese attend the premiere of 'Mija.' Photographer: Navalny, Nikyatu Jusu accepts the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic for 'Nanny.' Director: Nina Menkes | Stars: Rhiannon Aarons, Kathleen Antonia, Rosanna Arquette, Cody Jake Banks. Dramatic Competition Jamie Dack for, U.S. An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s. Police arrested seven women who were part of a clandestine network. Dramatic Special Jury Award: Ensemble Castwas presented to John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, London Covington, and Michael K Williams for892/ U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Abi Damaris Corbin, Screenwriter: Kwame Kwei-Armah, Producers: Ashley Levinson, Salman Al-Rashid, Sam Frohman, Kevin Turen, Mackenzie Fargo) When Brian Brown-Easleys disability check fails to materialize from Veterans Affairs, he finds himself on the brink of homelessness and breaking his daughters heart. JurorPayman Maadisaid, For a special jury prize for an incredible ensemble of actors we celebrate892: John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Connie Britton, Olivia Washington, London Covington and the legendary Michael K Williams. Photographer: blood, Dania Bdeir accepts the Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction Presented by XRM Media for 'Warsha.' Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. 2022 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: ASIA presented by the Sundance Institute and XRM Media is proud to announce the return of the 2022 edition of the festival on Thursday 25 - Sunday 28 August, 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia with support from IDN Media. AU.S. A doomed love triangle between Katia, Maurice and volcanoes, told through their archival footage. The long walk home will change the rest of her life. Upon their arrival, they quickly realize that the American dream is not as easy to achieve as they thought. Sundance Film Festival Park City, Utah, USA 2022 Awards Grand Jury Prize Documentary Winner The Exiles Aftershock Descendant Fire of Love Free Chol Soo Lee I Didn't See You There Navalny The Janes The Unredacted Jihad Rehab (original title) TikTok, Boom. AWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Excellence In Verit Filmmakingwas presented toMidwives/ Myanmar (Director: Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing, Producers: Bob Moore, Ulla Lehman, Mila Aung-Thwin, Snow Hnin Ei Hlaing) Two midwives work side-by-side in a makeshift clinic in Myanmar. Photographer: Mija, Amber Gray, director Miriama Diallo, and Zoe Renee attend the Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Master.' The Festival is an expansion of Sundance Institute's programming, further championing and promoting visibility for independent storytelling before a wider global audience. Photographer: Klondike, Walter Thompson-Hernndez accepts the Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction Presented by XRM Media for 'IF I GO THEY WILL MISS ME.' Things go badly for a small film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie when they are attacked by real zombies. ET. Photographer: Sundance, Actors Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Uggams, Anna Diop and director Nikyatu Jusu attend the Q&A at the virtual Premiere of 'Nanny.' TheWorld Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Documentarywas presented to Shaunak Sen forAll That Breathes/ India/U.K. Save Your Soul': Sundance Pic Scooped Up By Focus Features, Monkeypaw For Theatrical Day & Date On Peacock", Sony Pictures Classics Closes Sundance Deal For Bill Nighy-Led Living Deadline, 'Mars One' Acquired By Magnolia Pictures Ahead Of Sundance Film Festival Premiere Deadline, Sundance 2022 Deals: Nanny Is the Latest Festival Acquisition Complete List, Russian Dissident Doc Navalny to Receive Special Theatrical Release The Hollywood Reporter, Showtime In Exclusive Talks To Acquire WW Rights To Sinad OConnor Sundance Docu Nothing Compares|Deadline Hollywood, "La pelcula 'Cerdita' contar con estreno mundial en 'Sundance', Sundance: IFC Films, Shudder Buy Rebecca Hall Thriller 'Resurrection' Variety, Sundance Horror Film 'Speak No Evil' Acquired by AMC Networks' Shudder (EXCLUSIVE) Variety, "Sundance Drama 'The Cathedral', With Brian D'Arcy James & Monica Barbaro, Gets Global Sales Deal", IFC Midnight & Shudder Buy North American Rights To Sundance Thriller Watcher, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2022_Sundance_Film_Festival&oldid=1135843555, Short description is different from Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, U.S. Photographer: Sundance, (front, L-R) Producer Mehmet Bahadir Er, director Maryna Er Gorbach, Oxana Cherkashyna, and Tetyana Symon along with cast and crew attend the virtual premiere of 'KLONDIKE.' Photographer: Sundance, Director Jesse Eisenberg, producers Emma Stone and Dave McCary, and cast members Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard attend the Q&A at the the virtual premiere of 'When You Finish Saving the World.' After nabbing Palme d'Ors for his last two films, Ruben stlund is selecting this year's winner of Cannes ' top prize. Photographer: Sundance, Sterling K. Brown, Regina Hall, director Adamma Ebo and producer Adanne Ebo attend the Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Honk For Jesus. TheSundance Institute | Amazon Studios Producers Award for Nonfictionwent toSu KimforFree Chol Soo Lee(U.S. 36 titles 1. Cast: Ammin Acha-ur. Photographer: Sundance, Eva Longoria Baston and Amy Poehler attend Cinema Cafe. This years entire program has proven that no matter the context, independent storytelling remains a pivotal tool in expanding critical dialogues, and these stories will and must be shared., The 2022 Sundance Film Festival once again met our audience wherever they happened to be, added Sundance Film Festival DirectorTabitha Jackson, Whether you watched from home or one of our seven satellite screens, this years Festival expressed a powerful convergence; we were present, together, as a community connected through the work. This actress delivers the complexity of a factory owner bearing the weight of a family business under threat. Follows the life of Kanye West, in an intimate portrait as he builds his way from singer to businessman and becomes a global brand. Cast: Khansa. The showcase, which runs. Sometimes to ease your pain and find yourself, you have to leave your comfortable surroundings to find a world that will help you know yourself better.. Constantly shifting in tone, the film is a playful display of the love of cinema. Sundance 2022 Lineup: New Films from Lena Dunham, Amy Poehler, Jesse Eisenberg, and More Sundance Wish List: 40 Films We Hope Will Premiere at the 2022 Festival For her screenplay and narration, The Short Film Special Jury Award for screenwriting goes to Sara Driver for Stranger Than Rotterdam with Sara Driver by Lewie and Noah Kloster.. Filmed entirely inside the world of VR, this documentary captures the excitement and surprising intimacy of a burgeoning cultural movement, demonstrating the power of online connection in an isolated world. Photographer: Lex Ryan, (back, L-R) Research director Kristen Schilt, performer Jen Richards, director Chase Joynt, producer Shant Joshi,
(front, L-R) Andria Wilson Mirza, producer Samantha Curley, executive producer Alex Schmider, Kelvin Martinez, and Fawzia Mirza gather to celebrate the premiere of 'Framing Agnes.' Here are the 11 best movies of Sundance 2022, according to Mashable. The 50 Best Movies of 2022, According to 165 Critics from Around . Stars: Kate Bosworth, Lance Henriksen, Gabriel Jarret, Joseph R. Gannascoli. Sundance 2022 has officially crowned its winners. A lower middle class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way. ; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0; additional terms may . Rediscover classic works of independent cinema as the Sundance Film Festival presents films from the vaults of the Sundance Collection at UCLA. Documentarian Christine Choy tracks down three exiled dissidents from the Tiananmen Square massacre, in order to find closure on an abandoned film she began shooting in 1989. TheAudience Award: World Cinema Documentarywas awarded toThe Territory/ Brazil/Denmark/United States (Director: Alex Pritz, Producers: Will N. Miller, Sigrid Dyekjr, Lizzie Gillett, Anonymous) When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest. Director: Mimi Cave | Stars: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan, Jojo T. Gibbs, Andrea Bang. Photographer: Sundance, Actors Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Uggams, Anna Diop and director Nikyatu Jusu attend the Q&A at the virtual premiere of 'Nanny' during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Photographer: Cosmogony, Moderator Joey Soloway and panelists John Early, Donald Elise Watkins, and Lily McInerny attend Cinema Cafe during the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Photographer: Sundance, Programmer Charlie Sextro, ASL interpreter Ku Mei Kern, director Kogonada, and cast members Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, and Haley Lu Richardson attend the premiere Q&A for 'After Yang.' Breaking (2022) PG-13 | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller 6.2 Rate 66 Metascore A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life. TheAudience Award: NEXT, Presented by Adobe was awarded toFraming Agnes/ Canada/U.S.A. Israelis call it 'The War of Independence. Guantanamo detainees are released into a year long program of de-radicalization in Saudi Arabia, with the eventual goal of finding jobs and starting families. Todays awards represent the determination of visionary individuals, whose dynamic work will continue to change the culture and create discourse throughout the year, said Sundance Institute CEOJoana Vicente. Photographer: Aftershock, Simon Lereng Wilmont accepts the Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary for 'A House Made of Splinters.' A documentary chronicling the life of Richard Davis, the man who invented the concealable bulletproof vest - shooting himself 196 times in the course of his career to prove the effectiveness of his vests. JurorLa Frances Huisaid, Switching in-between genres, this film within a film follows an ailing screenwriter who enters her unfinished screenplay of a gangster film to experience and edit her own creation. AWorld Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award: Documentary Craftwas presented toThe Territory/ Brazil/Denmark/United States (Director: Alex Pritz, Producers: Will N. Miller, Sigrid Dyekjr, Lizzie Gillett, Anonymous) When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.